Combined bed and couch.



No. 791,719. PATENTED JUNE 6,-1905 1). T. OWEN. COMBINED BED AND COUCH,

APPLIOATION FILED (IAN. 9, 1904 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 9, 1904.

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PATEN'I'ED JUNE 6, 1905.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, 19041 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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Patented June 6, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

DAVIDTHOMAS OWEN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSTGNOR TO THE D. T.- OWENCOMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

COMBlNED BED AND oouoH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 791,719, dated une 6,1905; Application filed January 9,1904. Serial No. 188,332.

To all whom it may oorwern: Be it known that I, DAVID THoMAs OWEN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Oleveland, in the county ofOuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Combined Bed and Couch; and I do declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to a combined bed and couch; and the inventionconsists in the con-.

struction and combination of parts, substantially as shown anddescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of theinvention in theform of a couch, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of theinvention in the form of a bed. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of theinvention as a couch and enlarged as compared with Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is aplan VIGWIOII line 00 m, Fig. 3, of the means for raising and loweringthe legs for the front of the couch and showing the leg as down orfolded. Fig. 5 is a part section end view of the invention shown as abed and the mechanism for raising and lowering the bed and couch. Fig. 6is a plan View on lineyy, Fig. 5, showing the parts for controlling thefront legs as they appear when the legs are raised, Fig. 5.

In the construct-ion thus shown,both the bed B and the couch Carelowered together or simultaneously when the bed is lowered for use, andboth also are raised when the bed is raised and the couch is up for use,and the operating mechanism at each end of the struc and there is oneleg for each end of the bed, it is to be especially observed that thesaid legs are not carried by the bed or bed-frame A or by the couch andthat they are pivotally connected with thebase or base-frame F for thebed and couch and adapted to lie down when the couch is used and tostand up in'erect position when the bed is used and to serve as frontsupports therefor, as clearly seen in Fig. 5. Furthermore, it isdesigned that the said leg or legs shall also be moved outward frombeneath the couch and raised when the bed is to be used and to bewithdrawn or folded beneath the couch when retired from use, and thesaid legs therefore have this back-and-forth and up-and-down movementinrespect to their support and are adapted to turn on their pivots d whenraised to a supporting position. N ow following the details of thisarrangement the leg D at each end is carried by an arm G, pivoted at gon the base or base-frame F of the bed and adapted to swing horizontallythereon. As here shown, the said frame has casters upon which it'may bemoved about and serves as the support upon which the bed and couch restas a whole. Said base or frame may therefore have any suitableconstruction and come within the plan of my invention. A shoulder glimits the open throw of the arm Gr, so that it cannot swing back beyonda certain point. Leg D is pivoted upon the outer extremity of said armand is controlled for raising and lowering by means of a bellcrank leverH, pivoted in its angle in a fixed portion F of the base-frame F, and alink 71, connects the longer arm of said bell-crank with leg D at aboutits middle portion, as here shown.

Another link it connects the short arm of the said bell-crank lever witha leg D and its supporting-arm G forward and The then to stand the legupright with link 72, as

a controlling and bracing part. The lever H has a long sweep toaccomplish this purpose, as seen in Fig. 6, compared with Fig. 4:- Whenlegs D have been raised, bed B is ready to rest itself down upon saidlegs, and as the legs come immediately beneath the front corner ofbed-frame A they make a strong and satisfactory support for the bed atits front, and so that any one can seat himself upon the bed and notaffect any of the parts.

Now in order that the bed and couch may be supported at their rear andraised and lowered correspondingly and at the same time, I provide tworear posts P, fixed upon the base F and of such strength and characteras to afford a firm support for all the depending parts. These posts orstandards preferably have open slots at their top, and upon the ends ofthe rear of the bed-frame A are brackets N, with rounded bearing aengaged in said slots and forming pivots for the bed or bed-frame. Thesaid brackets N practically are at the rear of pivot-points n and areeach provided with two arms a and M, which stand at about right anglesto each other and project downward away from frame A. The lower orlarger arm n is connected with sliding shoe J by long link L, while theupper arm n serves primarily asa support for the couch. At each end thecouchframe shows anangle-iron bar 0, raised at its rear end to clear itsmovements and provided with a pivot-lug 0', engaged in the inclined slotat in arm 02?, so that the couch is not only afforded a pivot-supportfrom the bracket N, but when it is lifted to a raised position to beoccupied it is carried bodily rearward in said inclined slotsuiiiciently to cause the rear portion of the couch-frame to rest uponleg 12;, projecting inward at the top of post P. This rests the rear ofthe couch upon said lugs at each end and forms a strong and fixedsupport therefor independently of the mechanism, whereby the couch isotherwise carried, and especially relieves bracket N and all tendency topull down on the bed.

It has been observed that the bracket N comes behind the pivots of thebed on posts P, and hence said bracket is in a position to swing fromthe relation seen in Fig. 3 to position Fig. 5, which is the otherextreme of its movement-that is to say, when the bed is up and the couchin use the parts are in position, as in Fig. 3. WVhen the bed is usedand the couch is down, the said parts are as seen in Fig. 5. The link m,which connects the couch with shoe J, serves also as a support for thecouch when it is raised. The couch is lowered with the lowering of thebed, and

by drawing shoe J to the rear the link m comes down into a horizontalposition, Fig. 5, and the otherwise elevated arm 12 comes down into acorresponding horizontal position at the rear, so that the couch ispractically lowered down upon base-frame F. Then as the bed is raised bytilting upon its pivots a the shoe J is carried forward by link L, andlink m is moved to a raised position, and arm a assumes an uprightposition again, as seen in Fig. 3. This operation also reverses themovements whereby the legs I) were thrown into an erect position, and bysuch reversed position said legs are folded as originally beneath thecouch. hen raised, the supporting-links m for the couch are preferablyinclined rearward at their top to erect a bracing effect in holding thecouch in its place, and the said braces serve practically as front legsfor the couch.

It will be especially noticed that the legs D for supporting the bed arepivoted on base F and foldable thereon when not in use. Otherwise theyare carried therefrom by arms G and brought into position to standbeneath the edge of the bed or bed-frame, which is considerably widerthan the couch, as shown in this instance. When the said legs areretired, they are concealed by the fringe of the couch.

WV hat I claim is 1. In a combined bed and couch, a couch and a bedadapted to be folded over the couch, a base-frame to support both bedand couch, legs to support the front of the bed pivoted at their lowerends upon said base, and means connected with said bed adapted toautomatically raise said legs to supporting position when the bed islowered.

2. A combined bed and couch and means to raise and lower said partssimultaneously, a base-frame to support the bed and couch, front legspivotally supported at the front said base, and mechanism to lower saidlegs when the bed is raised, said mechanism having initial actuatingconnection with the rear of the bed-frame.

3. In a combined bed and couch, the couch and bed and base therefor,legs to support the front of the bed pivotally supported upon the frontportion of said base, and means for bracing said legs adapted to foldthe legs beneath the couch when the bed is raised.

4. In a combined bed and couch, a base supporting the bed and couch,pivoted logs to support the front of the bed, a supporting member foreach leg pivotally connected with said base, and link-and-leverconnections for operating said legs and member when the bed is raisedand lowered.

5. The combined bed and couch and a base supporting the same, front legsfor the bed pivotally connected with said base, mechanism mounted onsaid base for said bed and couch to simultaneously raise and lower thebed and couch, and connections between said mechanism and said legs toraise and lower the legs when the couch and bed are raised and lowered.

6. The base and the legs pivotally supported thereon, in combinationwith the bed pivotally supported on said base and adapted to rest uponsaid legs, and mechanism connect- 1 links connecting said arms with saidsliding ber to the bed and to the said legs;

7 The bed. and the couch pivoted thereto and supports at the rear of thecouch on which said bed is pivoted, a base and sliding parts thereon,arms projecting from the bed and parts, and link-supports for the frontof the neath the bed upon a further down movement I of the bed.

10. The combination of a folding bed with a lowering couch and operativeloweringand raising connections between said bed and couch, a base forsaid bed and couch, leg-supports for the front of the bed pivotallymounted upon said base and adapted to be moved outward therefrom, andconnecting and 0p-.

erating means between said leg-supports and sald bed.

11. The combination of a bed and couch piv- I couch pivotally connectedwith said sliding otally connected and pivotally supported and a parts,whereby the elevation or lowering of the couch is determined by theraising and I 5 lowering of the bed.

8. A base, a bed pivotally supported upon said base, acouch pivotallyconnected with said bed, supporting-links for the front of the couchadapted to slide on said base, means 2 connected withthe bed beneath itspivots to cause said links to rise to'a supporting position for thecouch, and fixed supports on said base for the rear of the couch.

9. A bed support and a bed pivoted thereon,

"" 5' and a couch pivotally connected with said bed,

a movable support for the couch at its front, a fixed support for thecouch at its rear, and means to initially shift said couch from thefixed support upon the initial lowering move- 3 ment of the bed and tolower the couch becommon base therefor, with legs for the front of thebed supported upon said base and adapted to be folded underneath thecouch when the bed is raised, and means for operatively connecting saidbed, couch and legs forjoint action. 7 v

12. In a folding bed, the bed and a base therefor, folding legspivotally mounted on said base at its front, and mechanism connectingsaid bed and legs to fold said legs upon said base when the bed isfolded.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence oftwo'witnesses.

. DAVID THOMAS OWEN. Witnesses:

R. B. MOSER, C. A; SELL.

